Stihl file guide or Husky roller file gauge?
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I use the basic Stihl file guide but only today learned about the Husky roller guide. Any opinion on which is easier and better to use? Will the Husky guide work for my Stihl .325 RM3 chain?
using a husqvarna file guide on a stihl chain could cause an explosion.
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Unlikely I have both like the roller guide for 3/8 better stihl for .325.
lasmacgod
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I have both and am still in the process of deciding which I like best. I only run semi-chisel chains. Using the same size file, I have noticed that the Stihl file holder gives more "hook". The Husky roller file guide gives very little hook. All with the same size file. It is Carlton semi-chisel I am using right now if that matters at all.
More hook seems to cut faster, but less hook seems to stay sharp longer. I still have a lot more experimenting to do, though.
More hook seems to cut faster, but less hook seems to stay sharp longer. I still have a lot more experimenting to do, though.
sunfish
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Free Hand...
Rockjock
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2 in 1 and freehand.
big t double
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stihl also has a roller file guide ...they call it the fg4....5612 000 7501 is the part number for the .325 chain...should run about 33 bucks.
weedkilla
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I'm quicker with the stihl guide. Other than that, pretty much either is fine. I always have one or the other in the field.
While I appreciate the guys who can free hand I struggle with the depth of my file without a guide.
I have a stihl fg2 in the shed, as well as a grinder. The fg2 is amazing, the one tool that really shortens the learning curve to sharpening properly. It's stupid expensive for what it is, but it's like cheating for getting sharp chains.
I only use it on my chains, the grinder is for the chains the other guys use, the chains that found a rock or nail, and new chains that have poor geometry.
While I appreciate the guys who can free hand I struggle with the depth of my file without a guide.
I have a stihl fg2 in the shed, as well as a grinder. The fg2 is amazing, the one tool that really shortens the learning curve to sharpening properly. It's stupid expensive for what it is, but it's like cheating for getting sharp chains.
I only use it on my chains, the grinder is for the chains the other guys use, the chains that found a rock or nail, and new chains that have poor geometry.
Erock
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Dang it looks like you removed half the cutter in that 1 sharpening. Could just be 2nd pic angle.
Could just be 2nd pic angle.
lambs
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Nice chips! What kind of tree was that?
Erock
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Dang it looks like you removed half the cutter in that 1 sharpening.
Just about. Didn't have a choice. I found a rock in a tree that morning and wasn't about to let a $30 chain go to waste that easy
Erock
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That was a box elder that the power company topped at a buddy's house
One tool does them all- Granberg "File-N-Joint"- been using the same one for 35+ yrs.
Quick, simple, precise, min. metal removal. What's not to like? Even does depth gauges precisely.
IMHO, most all the others are kludges.
Quick, simple, precise, min. metal removal. What's not to like? Even does depth gauges precisely.
IMHO, most all the others are kludges.
sunfish
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I like the Husky roller thing too, but like I said, free hand mostly.
wahoowad
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What is different about the Granberg than the Stihl device (don't they have one like this?) I like the looks and price of the Granberg
weedkilla
Ain't no guru of nuthin'
My experience is that the bar mounted types of these guides inevitably move on the bar and frustrate the hell out of me. If it's just me, then I'm happy to concede!
740jsmayle
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That happened to me when I first got mine it was really frustrating. I've had it about 3 months now and finally figured out . I can get a nice sharp chain with the Granberg. The Stihl guide does look handy for the feild
goosegunner
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I have found the chain needs to be real tight or it will lift as you file. But once dialed in the chain will be very sharp.
I would like to find a stihl fg 2 but I then wonder if I should just buy a grinder for a little more.
gg
